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May, 17: Birthdays
Chronological list of birthdays for May, 17
1444 : Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)
1451 : Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg
1490 : Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia
1551 : Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist
1568 : Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer
1576 : Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized
1673 : Jozef LD von K”nigsegg, Austria, milt minister of Austrian Netherlands
1691 : Antoine Court, French reformed theologist
1732 : Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer
1741 : John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6]
1749 : Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination
1768 : Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV
1794 : Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer
1796 : Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Cura‡ao (christen slaves)
1800 : Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer
1803 : Robert Smith Surtees, novelist
1804 : Ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions)
1808 : Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer
1812 : Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880
1819 : Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer
1823 : Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer
1836 : Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine)
1846 : Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle
1850 : Antonio Scontrino, composer
1866 : Erik Alfred Satie, Honfleur France, composer (M‚moirs d'un Amb‚sique)
1867 : Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher
1871 : Henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken)
1873 : Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist
1873 : Henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu)
1876 : Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist
1878 : Conway Tearle, US actor (Klondike Annie, Should Ladies Behave?)
1886 : Alfonso XIII, Borb¢n King of Spain (1902-31)
1888 : A P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)
1888 : Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)
1889 : Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel)
1889 : Marcel Moyse, Saint-Amour, France, flutist (20 Exercises et ‚tudes)
1890 : Philip James, composer
1896 : Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer
1896 : Hannah Tillich, writer
1899 : Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)
1900 : Nicolai Berezowsky, composer
1900 : Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's ayatollah (1979-89)
1901 : Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige)
1902 : John Vincent, composer
1903 : Douglas Packard, British Lt General
1904 : Jean Gabin, [Alexis Moncorg‚], actor (Stormy Waters, French Can Can)
1905 : John Patrick, screenwriter
1906 : Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft)
1907 : Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power
1907 : Horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)
1907 : Ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48)
1908 : Sigismund Toduta, composer
1908 : Zinka Milanov, Zagreb Yugoslavia, soprano (Ljublama Opera 1927)
1909 : Edward Playfair, British senior civil servant
1909 : Magda Schneider, actress (Eva, Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight)
1911 : Knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative
1911 : Maureen O'Sullivan, Boyle Ireland, actress (Tarzan, Pride & Prejudice)
1912 : Archibald Cox, special prosecutor (Watergate)
1912 : Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL QB (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks)
1912 : Sandor Vegh, violinist teacher conductor
1913 : Alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn)
1913 : Lord Hirshfield, chartered accountant
1914 : Guido Masanetz, composer
1915 : Joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer
1916 : Cornelis A Eman, Aruban politician
1916 : John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter
1918 : Birgit Nilsson, Karup Sweden, operatic soprano (Elektra, Salome)
1920 : Harriet Van Horne, Syracuse NY, columnist/panelist (Leave it to Girls)
1920 : Lydia Wideman, Finland, 10K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1952)
1921 : Dennis Brain, London England, french-hornist (Serenade)
1921 : John Garlick, British senior civil servant
1923 : Michael Beetham, Marshal (RAF)
1923 : Miles Wingate, deputy master (Trinity House)
1923 : Peter Mennin[i], Erie Pennsylvania, composer (Moby Dick)
1924 : Frantisek Kovaricek, composer
1924 : Lord Tombs, CEO (Rolls Royce)
1924 : Thomas Baird, vice-admiral
1926 : Cicely Berry, voice director (Royal Shakespeare Company)
1926 : David Young, Lt-Gen/CEO (Cairn Tech)
1926 : Earl of Airlie, KT
1926 : Geoffrey Caston, vice chancellor (U of South Pacific)
1926 : Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Airilet
1926 : Tenniel Evans, rev/actor (10 Rillington Place, My Brother's Keeper)
1927 : Ronald Halstead, deputy CEO (British Steel)
1928 : Donald Cameron Watt, historian
1928 : Ian Griggs, bishop (Ludlow)
1928 : Vivian Moses, biotechnologist
1929 : Raymond Hide, geophysicist
1931 : Dewey Redman, jazz musician
1932 : Arthur Jones, principal (Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester)
1932 : Colin Hope, CEO (T/N)
1932 : Peter Burge, cricketer (dashing Australian batsman of 50's & 60's)
1932 : Rodric Braithwaite, British ambassador to USSR
1934 : Earl Morrall, NFL QB (Lions, Giants, Colts)
1935 : Dennis Christopher George Potter, playwright (Karaoke, Midnight Movie)
1935 : Ivan Slone, world-famous watchmaker
1936 : Dennis Hopper, KS, actor (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider)
1936 : Lars Gustafsson, writer
1936 : Philippe Boesmans, composer
1938 : Don Dolan, Staten Island NY, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital)
1938 : Jason Bernard, actor (Judge-Liar Liar)
1938 : Pervis Jackson, rocker (Spinners)
1938 : Trinus Riemersma, Dutch-Frisian writer (Conquest of Leeuwarden)
1939 : Hugh Dykes, MP
1939 : Wim de Bie, CEO (Simplistic Covenant)
1941 : David Howell Cope, composer
1941 : Malcom Hale, rocker
1941 : Miriam Margolyes, actress (Will Be)
1942 : Caroline Charles, fashion designer
1942 : Taj Mahal, NYC, singer/songwriter (Real Thing)
1944 : Arif Butt, cricketer (pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65)
1944 : Canon P B Price, general secretary, USPG
1944 : Jesse Winchester, Shreveport La, singer/songwriter (Learn to Love it)
1944 : Paul Crossley, concert pianist
1945 : D A S Pennefather, Maj-General/Commandant (General Royal Marines)
1945 : George Miller, (Rep-D-CA, 1975- )
1946 : Sinaida Turchina, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976)
1947 : John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93)
1948 : Bill Bruford, English pop drummer (Yes, King Crimson-Red, Genesis)
1949 : Timothy Cordy, British director (Town/Country Planning Assn)
1950 : A A Johnson, MP
1950 : Christian Lacroix, French couturier (Chic Frills)
1950 : Keith Bradley, MP
1951 : I R Evans, CEO (Hyder, Welsh Water)
1951 : Simon Hughes, MP
1952 : Jody Pijper, Dutch (background) singer
1953 : George Johnson, LA Calif, rocker (Brothers Johnson)
1953 : Kathleen Sullivan, Pasadena Ca, newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show)
1953 : Nicholas Bacon, premier baronet of England
1953 : Yoko Shimada, Kumamota Japan, author (Kir Royal)/actress (Shogun)
1954 : John Iles, dolby supervisor (Elephant Man, Richard III)
1954 : Michael Roberts, jockey
1955 : Bill Paxton, actor (Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies)
1956 : Bob Saget, Phila, comedian (Full House, America's Funniest Home Video)
1956 : Sue Carpenter, TV presenter/journalist
1956 : Sugar Ray [Charles] Leonard, Willington SC, boxer (Olympics-gold-76)
1958 : Vincent Henar, Surinam, bassist (Fra Fra Sound)
1959 : Paul Di'anno, rocker (Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist
1960 : Fiona Hutchison, Miami Fla, actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light)
1961 : Enya, [Eithne N¡ Bhraon in], Gweedore Ireland, vocalist (Watermark)
1962 : Scott Case, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
1962 : Tracey Bryn, rocker (Voice of Beehive-Let it Bee)
1963 : Jon Koncak, NBA center (Orlando Magic)
1965 : Trent Reznor, musician (9 Inch Nails)
1966 : Danny Manning, NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns)
1966 : Mark Kratzmann, Australia, tennis star
1966 : Mark Schmocker, Interlaken Switz, US team handball goalie (Oly-96)
1967 : Cameron Bancroft, actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
1967 : Debbie Dutch, Titusville NJ, actress (Hell's Paradox)
1968 : Tim Grunhard, NFL center (KC Chiefs)
1969 : Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1969 : Craig Erickson, NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins)
1969 : Paige Turco, Boston MA, actress (Melanie-Guiding Light)
1969 : Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993)
1970 : Alan Wetmore, CFL fullback (Montreal Alouettes)
1970 : Derrick Deese, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
1970 : Hubert Davis, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, NY Knicks)
1970 : Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
1970 : Jodie Rogers, Melbourne Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
1970 : John Karelse, soccer player (NAC)
1970 : Jordan Nathaniel M Knight, Mass, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough)
1970 : Renzo Furlan, Italy, tennis star
1970 : Stefania Croce, Bergamo Italy, golfer (95 State Farm Rail Classic-11)
1970 : Todd Mundt, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks)
1971 : Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
1971 : Mark Williams, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972 : Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
1972 : John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
1973 : Jay Riemersma, tight end (Buffalo Bills)
1974 : Marcia Turner, Cambridge Mass, Miss America (Mass-Top 10-1996)
1976 : Anna Windsor, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1976 : Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
1976 : Peter Devine, NYC, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1977 : Jere Michael, Aspen Colo, figure skater (1994 National Jr champ)
